From 0951dc2533cdc5d57d9532b7ca6135189bc20b44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Robert=20Paj=C4=85k?= <pellared@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 10:07:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add OTel logs design

---
 .github/dependabot.yml |  9 +++++++++
 README.md              | 13 +++++--------
 design/log/README.md   | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 design/log/go.mod      |  3 +++
 versions.yaml          |  1 +
 5 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 design/log/README.md
 create mode 100644 design/log/go.mod

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f4c687ce090..a2853c62398 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
       day: sunday
+  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+    directory: /design/log
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - go
+      - Skip Changelog
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: sunday
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
     directory: /example/dice
     labels:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41bc6a26a67..ad58f6568be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@ It provides a set of APIs to directly measure performance and behavior of your s
 
 ## Project Status
 
-| Signal  | Status             |
-|---------|--------------------|
-| Traces  | Stable             |
-| Metrics | Stable             |
-| Logs    | In Development [1] |
-
-- [1]: Currently the logs signal development is in a design phase.
-   No Logs Pull Requests are currently being accepted.
+| Signal  | Status                                                                           |
+|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Traces  | Stable                                                                           |
+| Metrics | Stable                                                                           |
+| Logs    | Design ([#4696](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/issues/4696)) |
 
 Progress and status specific to this repository is tracked in our
 [project boards](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/projects)
diff --git a/design/log/README.md b/design/log/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14f0070beba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/design/log/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Proposal: OpenTelemetry Logs
+
+Discussion at [#4696](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/issues/4696).
+
+## Abstract
+
+[A short summary of the proposal.]
+
+## Background
+
+[An introduction of the necessary background and the problem being solved by the proposed change.]
+
+## Proposal
+
+[A precise statement of the proposed change.]
+
+## Rationale
+
+[A discussion of alternate approaches and the trade offs, advantages, and disadvantages of the specified approach.]
+
+## Compatibility
+
+[A discussion of the change with regard to the
+[compatibility guidelines](https://go.dev/doc/go1compat).]
+
+## Implementation
+
+[A description of the steps in the implementation, who will do them, and when.]
+
+## Open issues (if applicable)
+
+[A discussion of issues relating to this proposal for which the author does not
+know the solution. This section may be omitted if there are none.]
diff --git a/design/log/go.mod b/design/log/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3d2716b1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/design/log/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/design/log
+
+go 1.20
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 7d212769240..bc8f4a2171a 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ module-sets:
     modules:
       - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema
 excluded-modules:
+  - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/design/log
   - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/tools